The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-09-10

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
DoN CARLOS, The would.be King of
Spain, is visiting Chill, and is being mag
-nifcently entertained.
SECRETARY BAYARD is hopeful of peace
full and honorable settlement of the Ca
madam fisheries question.
IT is current rumor in European capitals
that the Gar of Russia and the Emperor
of Germany are soon to meet at Stettin.
No BLOOD was shed at the Bally Coree
(Ireland) meeting on the 4th, thanks to
the good sense and moderation of the
Irish leaders.
A WONDERFUL arrangement has been
made with the Utes. They quit fighting,
get part of their ponies back and pay for
the balance themselves.
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REAR ADMIRAL JOHN LEE DAVIS, U. S.
N, has been retired. Commodore Braine
succeeds to the vacant rank and Captain
George Brown is promoted to Commodore.
THE vapor stove manufacturers of the
country decided at a meeting in Cleve-
land, o., on the I'd, to pool their interests
in one big concern, with headquarters in
Cleveland.
GENERAL NELSON A. MILES was thrown
from tally-ho coach near Los Angeles,
Cal, on the evening of the 30th, and his
right leg was broken at the ankle. Sever
al others sustained slight injuries.
IT is stated upon apparently good au-
thority that Admiral Luce will be re-
leased from the command of the North
Atlantic squadron and be made president
'Of the war college at Newport, R. |.
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GENERAL ABsALoM BAIRD, U. S. A., and
Colonel H. c. Hasbrook, Commandant of
Cadets at West Point, were among the
visitors to the military camp of instruc-
ton at AIdershot, England, on the Sd.
THE subject of General Master Work
man Powderly's address on October 3, be-
fore the National convention of the
knights of Labor at Minneapolis, will be:
''The World as Knighthood Would Make
It."
THE arrangement for the POpe's jubilee
are being perfected with most elaborate
grandeur. 1t is understood visitors of
"inhuence" are to be so dazzed that
temporal power will be restored to the
pOntif.
THE collector of customs at Suspension
Bridge, N. Y, seized the Canadian steAh-
or Hastings at Lewiston for violation of
the navigation laws in carrying passen-
gers between Lewiston and Olcott. two
American ports.
MIR. BALLARD SMITH, city editor of the
New York World, was among the Presi-
dents guests last week at Oak View. Mr..
Smith spent several hours there on the
I'd, the President driving in with him in
the evening to the city.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND telegraphed
from Washington on the I'd accepting the
courtesy of the Commercial Exchange of
Philadelphia, and will attend the recep-
ton rendered him by the exchange on the
morning of Friday, September 10.
THE Iowa Democratic State convention
on the LIST nominated the following
ticket: Governor, Major I. F. Anderson
Lieutenant Governor, j. NJ Elder; Judge
Supreme Court, Charles S. Fogg; Super
intendent of Public Instruction, H. W.
Sawyer.
THE London Times protests against the
treatment to which British sealers in Beh.
rings sea are subjected by the American
authorities in Alaska, and suggests that
the government send cruiser to Alaska
waters to secure strictly legal treatment
for British vessels.
TREASURY Department officials estimate
that the reduction in the public debt dur.
ing the past month will be about $500, 900
This comparatively light monthly reduc
ton is accounted for by the unusual heavy
pension draft for August, which amounted
to fully $l6,OOO,OO0.
THE President is taking decided inter
est in the centennial celebration Of tn
adoption of the Constitution, which is T.
take place in Philadelphia during thi
month. He has determined that the mill
tary and naval forces shall be well repre-
scented on the occasion.
SCARLET FEVER has become epidemic il
london and at the English seaside resorts
and is increasing in virulence daily. /
great many families have gone to the con
tinent through fear of the disease, ate
having moved from place to place in En-
gland trying to escape it.
MAYOR HEWITT of New York has &C
cepted an invitation to review the Labo
Day parade. He refused, however, to al
low the Italian flag to be hoisted on tn
City Hall on that day and said that sue
a thing should not be permitted as long a
he was mayor of New York.
AT the close of the week ended the 81
the Detroits were still in the lead in tn
League baseball championship serie:
their percentage being 62S, against $50 70
Chicago. In the American Association
the st. Louis Browns increased their al
ready strong lead during the week.
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